J. Press Blog: Threading the Needle by Richard Press

The Times They Are A Changin'

The current pandemic circumstances require a new mindset regarding what to wear. Are former rules of dress somewhere over the rainbow? Read More...

American Style

With John Chancellor At The Summit

John Chancellor served as anchor of the NBC Nightly News from 1970 to 1982. He was a dedicated J. Press customer from the early 1960s until his de...

Rebel Without A Suit

The corona virus recession together with changing workplace fashion trends has brought Chapter 11 to several standbys that have lost their way. J. ...

1960s advertising

Heyday Of The Ivy League Suit

The high watermark of the Ivy League Suit in America coincided with the Kennedy years. J. Press opened its first street level New York store on 16...

1960s advertising

Sharing the Bloodline

The bloodline that courses through the Press family veins was encapsulated in the presentation of my father, Paul Press’s sport coats front stage i...

1960s advertising

When Mad Men Ruled The Roost

The party’s over. Madison Avenue sidewalks, bare of shoppers, remain a ghostlike remnant of the celebrated Mad Men era when teeming shoppers and cl...

American Menswear

Puttin’ On The Ritz

Summertime is when living should be easy. Despite being embattled in face masks and protective gloves, hopefully things may be made a trifle easie...

American Menswear

When Print Advertising Was King

During the Heyday of Ivy, J. Press featured a resolute advertising program of print ads that regularly adorned the top of Page Two or Three in the ...